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From Peng et al. 2015, p. 2: "The systematics of Mesozoic psychopsoids is very complicated and confused. This group of Neuroptera includes taxa with broad and multi-veined wings that are currently classified in five families, i.e. Osmylopsychopidae, Brongniartiellidae, Psychopsidae, Kalligrammatidae and Aetheogrammatidae (Makarkin et al. 2013). Kalligrammatidae and Aetheogrammatidae are easily distinguished from other psychopsoids, whereas the Mesozoic members of the three other families (i.e. Osmylopsychopidae, Brongniartiellidae and Psychopsidae) hardly differ from each other.". Determined in Mai 2023 by Dr. Vladimir N. Makarkin, Institute of Biology and Soil Sciences, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, Russia: "This is a species of Osmylopsychopidae, possibly new." References: Makarkin, V. N., Yang, Q., Shi, C. F. & Ren, D. (2013). The presence of the recurrent veinlet in the Middle Jurassic Nymphidae (Neuroptera) from China: a unique condition in Myrmeleontoidea. ZooKeys, 325, 120. Peng, Y., Makarkin, V. N. and Ren, D. (2015). Diverse new Middle Jurassic Osmylopsychopidae (Neuroptera) from China shed light on the classification of psychopsoids. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, p. 1-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14772019.2015.1042080
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Partial Jurassic Neuroptera Insect with Beautiful Wing Preservation
Biotalker posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Here is my recent acquisition from Inner Mongolia of China in the Jiulongshan formation, more commonly and famously known as Daohugou, which dates to middle Jurassic around 165 mya. The part and counterpart partial insect fossil appears to be a neuropteran, perhaps related to the family of Grammolingiidae (a group of lacewings that include “Jurassic butterflies”, so named on account of their huge spotted wings). Only one of the wings and a small part of another were found in the fossil. The wing, however, is slightly more than two inches (5cm) long. The head and thorax but not the abdomen are intact. I am sharing these images because I think the fossilization is remarkable. Dense tissue like the head and thorax are harder to interpret than the thin wing. But wow, the details that can be seen under the scope are amazing! No ambiguity as we sometimes see with dragonfly fossils!
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Rare, Jurassic-Era Giant Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Rare, Jurassic-Era Giant Insect Discovered at Arkansas Walmart A trip to buy milk turned into a stunning entomological find. Amanada Kooser, CNET, February 28, 2023 Large-sized fossilised lacewings prove remarkable species diversity during Middle Jurassic, Pensoft Blog, October 23, 2018 The paywalled paper is: Skvarla, M.J. and Fisher, J.R., 2022. Rediscovery of Polystoechotes punctata (Fabricius, 1793)(Neuroptera: Ithonidae) in Eastern North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 124(2), pp.332-345. Yours, Paul H.-
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This Fossil Bug Discovered in Baltic Amber Looks Remarkably Like a Mantis. David Nield, Science Alert, March 27, 2022 The open acess paper is: Baranov, V., Pérez-de la Fuente, R., Engel, M.S., Hammel, J.U., Kiesmüller, C., Hörnig, M.K., Pazinato, P.G., Stahlecker, C., Haug, C. and Haug, J.T., 2022. The first adult mantis lacewing from Baltic amber, with an evaluation of the post-Cretaceous loss of morphological diversity of raptorial appendages in Mantispidae. Fossil Record, 25(1). Yours, Paul H.
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From the album: Insects from the Fur Formation
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